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Linguist and senior litterateur Bal Krishna Pokharel passed away at the age of 86.
Born in Chisapanigadi of Makwanpur district in 1990 BS, Pokharel did his Masters in Linguistics from Kolkata University. He started teaching at Tribhuvan University from 2019 BS. He taught at Linguistics at Morang Campus. He retired from teaching in 2046 BS. Pokharel also worked as a member of the then Royal Nepal Academy from 2036 BS to 2041 BS.

Eight active theatre groups in Nepal are organizing a week long international theatre festival in Kathmandu, in spring 2019. Mandala Theatre- Nepal, Shilpee Theatre, Sarwanam Theatre, Actors’ Studio, Theatre Village, Theatre Mall, Katha Ghera and One World Theatre are going to host ‘Nepal International Theatre Festival 2019’ in 5 different venues in Kathmandu. The one week long theatre festival will kick off in 25th February 2019 to 4th March 2019.

Artist SC Suman came to Kathmandu four decades ago and the first site he went to see was the Pashupatinath Temple. There were more monkeys and more trees, he recalls. And less people. Everything looked orderly and beautiful.

In Suman’s new exhibition Mithila Cosmos: Songs of Innocence & Experience, this image of Pashupatinath is complemented by another painting of the temple as it stands now. This diptych, along with another displaying Kirtipur then and now, is the highlight of the show. ‘Pashupati Then’ naturally looks more peaceful, with colourful trees and fewer human figures. There are three monkey-like figures in this piece, the artist’s reference to the pictorial maxim The Three Monkeys, embodying the proverbial principle ‘see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.’

In 1992, Nepali was recognised as the 19th official Indian language and included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India. It has been recognised as one of the modern languages of India by the Sahitya Akademi, or Academy of Letters, of the Indian government since 1975; and the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award has been bestowed on the best literary works of Indian Nepali writers along with other Indian languages every year.

Capable and notable writers are getting lost in the crowds of less talented writers with connections.

The growth of indigenous publishing and writing in recent years is a good sign. With the spread of education, a social and cultural change is happening and one instrument of cause for this change is the book. However, the growth of the reading-public has not increased with the pace of literacy and the educated mass.

In today's world, a son has greater worries than the unemployed; a journalist is in a greater rush than a taxi car. On top of that, if someone takes up journalism in order to stave off the daily hassles of being a son, you can imagine how patchy his life gets. And I am the kind of journalist who must serve journalism all day on the basis of a rickety cycle, and enjoy the nectar of filial life in the early evening, scraping out the pot for storing grains.

Bhim Nidhi Tiwari is one of the legendary literary icons of Nepal. His contribution in the field of Nepali literature is so great that he would always remain in the heart of millions of Nepali speaking population both at home and abroad. There are more than three dozen books to his credit—a feat only a few Nepali writers have achieved.

Dr. Dubasu Chhetri's work 'Aswomedh Yagya ka Ghodaharu'‚ an anthology of poems is beautiful. In these turbulent times, many writers reveal more about their likes and dislikes rather than the causes and effects of current events. But a poet Dubasu Chhetri is different. He writes more about the causes and effects of life and society. His poems defines the life method, explains how it differs from other knowledge and wisdom.